Howard Formby

Howard Formby is principal of Howard Formby Garden Design, a 25 year old firm dedicated to all aspects of garden design and conservancy in Los Angeles, Montecito, Santa Barbara, Hawaii, and Northern California. He is a certified Permaculture Designer and is a Certified Sustainable Landscape Designer with the city of Santa Monica. As a past member of the Board of Directors for the Garden School Foundation, he was instrumental in developing a ¼ acre California Native Edible Food Forest which became an educational resource for the LAUSD, as well as the Theodore Payne Foundation and the Gabrieleno/Tongva Tribe. He lives and works in Petaluma, Ca with his husband Daniel Bleakney-Formby, a cat named Minerva, 22 chickens, two ducks, and five sheep.